Earlier this year, Xiaomi – maker of all things insanely cheap that happen to look a lot (seriously, a lot a lot) like Apple products – announced that it would begin its move into the US by selling its line of ultra-affordable accessories. Their phones may arrive at some point down the road as well, but for now, they want to get you familiar with their brand by tempting you into picking up things like a $15 fitness tracker, $10 5000mAh power bank, or $80 premium headphones. Today, the temptation officially begins.

Xiaomi announced via Facebook that it will open a “beta” accessory store today at 7PM Pacific (10PM Eastern) in the US.

The store may only be open for a short period of time as a flash sale, so Xiaomi recommends that you sign-up now, get your payment method set, and be ready to click “buy.” Since their products are so cheap affordable, there are limits on some of them. For example, the fitness band and power banks have limits of 2 per customer, while their headphones are limited to 1 per person. They accept Paypal and other credit cards and ship to the US, France, UK, and Germany within 7 working days.

From what we can tell, the first few products that will be available are:

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Ross U

It’s available on Amazon for 18 plus free shipping… Of course it might take longer than buying on their website but I had a problem logging in and at 9:02 when I hit checkout it was gone… So that sucked. But does anyone know if the Amazon links are for the same device?

imrf

It’s live now. $16 to ship the MI Band, pass. Would be nice to try it out, but the shipping kills the “deal”.

switchblade_bravado

Yeah, I was ready to go with a Mi Band purchase until I saw the $16.00 shipping, which is more than the device itself. Completely not worth it.

NorCalGuy

Does it give you the option to switch colors on the computer? On my phone it defaulted black and by the time i got the pc up it was sold out. (getting the band and the 10400bat pac so the 16 shipping should be worth it)

You had me interested and then I saw the shipping. Amazon, you have spoiled me. Nothing to see here.

Jordan Long

$16 for shipping on a $14 battery pack… no thanks.

NorCalGuy

Did anyone get into the sale?

M C

Do the Mi-bands work outside of miui devices?

Bob G

Yes.
Even works with Apple devices.

daviddang

how much is shipping though?

Bob G

Guess it depends on where you live.
Xiaomi does pay for all the custom fees.

Scofabear

last time i checked, the miband app only calcuated distance in KM and not miles

MReprogle

That is kinda annoying, especially since it wouldn’t take much to code in a mile. I’m sure this will get fixed.

The thing that annoys me the most is the fact that they don’t allow other apps, such as MyFitnessPal to use their band. You are pretty much stuck with their app. Still, it’s so cheap that you can’t really expect everything.

Ricky Sanchez

You can calculate miles with the MiBand. And maybe its only a matter of time that you will be able to sync it with other apps.

Ricky Sanchez

I have the Miband and it calculates miles. Also the battery life is pretty good. im at 45 days and its still kicking!

Bob G

Check again before posting next time.

ThomasVSmock

With yahoo google youtube and droid-life…..___…$$$$< Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far the best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this – 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go? to tech tab for work detail,,,,,,,

I already have the Mi Note, the Mi Band, the Mi Headphones, various earbuds and more. I’m in love with this company and their incredible products and I can’t wait until they start out here.

tu3218

What’s your take on the Mi Band? Thinking about picking it up. Just not sure a fitness band is something for me but at this cost, worth a shot right.

Miguel A.

I love it. It has a 30 day battery life and it’s terrifyingly accurate. It count steps, measures sleeping patterns and it’s waterproof. It’s basically a pedometer and sleep tracker and it gives you basic but helpful info. An added bonus is that it allows you to unlock your phone with it and it vibrates for alarms, SMS and calls.

Dave Harrison

If you turn off notifications, I have been getting 50-60 days. Right now, 27 days in at 50% battery.

One word of caution, as of right now the band will only pair with the Mi Fit app. The app is very basic, but it does what I need it to do. Don’t expect to use it with any other fitness apps.

I’m hoping to pick up one of the power banks. I have a large capacity rugged/water proof one I got from NewTrent, but would like a slimmer one for business trips.

Steve Douglas

I have several pairs of earbuds and are by far the best value out there. Incredible sound for the price.

Miguel A.

Right? I love the new Piston IIIs.

epps720

Ordered the Piston IIIs from a Slickdeal I saw last week. They should be in today or tomorrow, can’t wait to see if they live up to the hype! Worth a shot at the price point

Tyler Durden

I hope this leads to them selling Phones and their TV.

Suicide_Note

I wasn’t aware they sold TVs. I’ll have to look into that and check them out.